James Blevins &
Mary "Polly" Wolfe

James Blevins, son of John J.
BLEVINS & Pinkey CHEEK, was born abt. 1841 in Ashe Co.,
NC, and was killed in action on Sept. 30, 1864, in the Battle of Fort Harrison (also
known as the Battle of Chaffin's Farm), Richmond, VA, at
about the age of 24. He married Mary "Polly"
Wolfe, daughter of Frederick L. WOLFE & Elizabeth CROUSE,
Sept. 6, 1862. She was born Sept. 24, 1841, in Ashe Co., NC, and
died Dec. 20, 1910, in Grayson Co., VA. After James's death, Mary
remarried abt. 1867 to Frederick L. Bolt, son of Tyre BOLT
& Ally NESTER. He was born June 21, 1845, in Grayson Co., VA,
and died May 11, 1922, in Casey Co., KY. Mary Blevins Bolt is buried at the Bolt Family Cemetery in Troutdale, Grayson Co., VA.

Notes

ames Blevins was the oldest son of John J.
BLEVINS & Pinkey CHEEK of Alleghany County, NC. He died in the Civil War. His wife Mary WOLFE's birthdate and marriage dates are from the Wolfe family Bible. (It appears that she and James got married after the birth of their son, Preston.) After James' death, Mary married Frederick BOLT of Grayson County, VA, who was also a Civil War veteran (he was awarded a Confederate pension in 1900). Mary's date of death comes from a letter written by Frederick Bolt to Mary's sister Susie (Wolfe) Reeves in Hiwassee, AR. The letter says, "Well Susie I have sad news to rite. Pop is dead. She died Dec. 20 with consumption. She was down sick for 2 weeks. We are all left sad." Mary is buried in the Bolt Family Cemetery in Troutdale, Grayson Co., VA. (This info kindly provided by Carolyn Spence.) Note her gravestone indicates that she died on Oct. 21 not Dec. 20.

Civil War: James BLEVINS enlisted on May 3, 1862, in Alleghany Co., NC, as a Private in Co. I, 61st NC Inf. Reg't, at the age of 22. Promoted to full Sergeant on May 15, 1864. He was killed in action at the Battle of Fort Harrison on Sept. 30, 1864. (Source: "Ashe and Alleghany County in the Civil War" by Jeff Weaver; "American Civil War Soldiers," Ancestry.com.)